Half Japanese is a
punk rock band formed by brothers
Jad Fair and
David Fair in their Uniontown, Maryland bedroom around 1975. Their quirky song lyrics often deal with monsters and the supernatural (especially as influenced by campy "creature feature" and scifi movies), in addition to more conventional themes, such as the visceral thrills of crushes and infatuations. They have stated that all their songs are either "love songs or monster songs." Fans of Half Japanese include Penn Jillette, who helped the band release some of their albums on his ad hoc 50 Skidilli…
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